Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Micro Economics: Theory of Consumer behaviour

Question:

Budget set of a consumer is defined as:

Options:

The collection of all bundles that the consumer can buy with the given income at the prevailing market price.

The collection of all bundles that exactly cost the given income of the consumer at prevailing market price.

The collection of all bundles that the consumer desires to purchase. 

The collection of all bundles that lies on budget line.

Correct Answer:

The collection of all bundles that the consumer can buy with the given income at the prevailing market price.

Explanation:

The budget set is the collection of all bundles that the consumer can buy with her income at the prevailing market prices. Budget set depends on 2 factors: consumer's money income and price of good 1 and good 2. At the given prices, budget set includes all those consumption bundles which cost less than or equal to his income. P1x1 + p2x2 ≤ M, where x1x2 = quantity of good 1 and good 2, P1 and P2 = Price of good 1 and good 2 and M refers to money income of the consumer.